Prin Test Engineer - Exempt

Join our team in Mounds View, MN, and become a part of an innovative company dedicated to advancing medical technology. We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Principal Software Test Engineer - Automation to join our Affera Mapping and Ablation System team. This role is essential in supporting the testing and quality assurance processes to ensure the reliability and performance of our advanced medical devices. You will be an integral member of the Affera Software Team, working on cutting-edge technology in the electrophysiology field. The ideal candidate has experience designing, developing, validating, and maintaining test automation frameworks to test real-time high-performance visualization applications. They will take ownership of key features while working collaboratively with other engineering teams and are passionate about working on a product that will have a positive impact on the lives of millions.

About the Affera Mapping and Ablation System

The Affera Mapping and Ablation System is an innovative medical technology designed to treat patients with cardiac arrhythmias. The system involves advanced mapping techniques to create detailed images of the heart's electrical activity, helping physicians identify abnormal areas causing arrhythmias. Once identified, the Affera Ablation System delivers targeted energy to disrupt these abnormal signals, restoring normal heart rhythm.

Primary Responsibilities

• Craft a flexible and reliable test automation framework tailored to our company and product needs.
• Investigate, propose, and implement new technologies or processes which improve the reliability and efficiency of automation.
• Maintain broad understanding of current testing software technologies.
• Perform workflow analysis, document test results and recommend quality improvements.
• Apply the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle.
• Work with engineers to resolve software defects and diagnose/improve product configuration for current and future models.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience OR PhD with 3 years relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong in programming languages such as Python, C/C# or similar languages.
• Knowledge of Medical Product verification, IEC-62304 and FDA guidance in a technical discipline, preferably software related.
• Strong understanding of creating test protocols for verifying software requirements.
• Experienced test automation in robotics or related industry.
• Experience in UI automation for desktop-based applications (Like Ranorex, Appium, Katalon, Squish etc.).
• Ability to work with QA to ensure testing meets Quality and Regulatory needs.
• Ability to manage, track and upgrade multiple hardware and software configurations.
• Ability to work with Systems, Mechanical, Electrical and Software engineers when discovering, documenting, and resolving integration issues.
• Strong understanding of good documentation practices.
• Experience using a tool or repository for managing test cases (Polarion, TFS, TestRail, JAMA etc).
• Experience debugging hardware with tools such as oscilloscope and function generators.
• Experience writing technical reports.
• Experience with QT/QML.
• Experience with software version control systems, such as Git.
• Experience with Agile development.
• Strong work ethic and entrepreneurial drive.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.